WHAT'S NEW at APC?

30% Energy Savings Realized in Green HVAC Controls Initiative - By integrating state-of-the art PLC controls with Artistic’s existing advanced fiber optic SCADA control network a savings of over 30% in overall energy usage was experienced this past winter season.

Expansion in Commercial and Precision Passivation Services Coming May 2010 - Due to continued growth in the demand for passivation services Artistic Plating is adding an additional processing line to provide expanded capacity in both heated and room temperature citric and nitric acid systems including the AAA Method of passivation.

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Ultrasonic Cleaning Services

Artistic Plating Company currently provides ultrasonic cleaning services within a wide range of industries including the medical, dental, electronic, aerospace and defense industries.  Ultrasonic cleaning excels at removing chips and cutting oils from machining operations and can clean interior cavities and blind holes much more effectively than traditional cleaning methods.  In addition, ultrasonic cleaning services can be utilized in combination with other more traditional cleaning methods including electrocleaning and vapor degreasing to provide a custom cleaning protocol tailored to the specific application.

Artistic Plating current provides a wide range of ultrasonic cleaning services utilizing both piezoelectric and magnetostrictive ultrasonic units with variable frequencies and intensities.  The solvent and/or aqueous cleaners employed are custom matched to the specific alloy and soiling level to ensure the most effective cleaning process.  Hot deionized water rinses can also be used to provide the cleanest possible surface.

Ultrasonic cleaning services are also used within our precision passivation services to provide cleaning, passivating and rinsing steps all with the aid of ultrasonic generation ensuring the most precise processes available in the industry today.  Custom packaging services including vacuum or nitrogen sealed packaging can be provided to complement our ultrasonic cleaning services.

Ultrasonic Cleaning Services – Ultrasonic Background

Ultrasonic cleaning involves the use of high-frequency sound waves between 18-80 kHz that are generated by means of an external transducer unit.  The sound waves form micron-size (0.00004 inch) bubbles within the solution that grow due to the alternation of the ultrasonic waves.  The bubbles increase in size until they reach a resonant dimension that is a function of the frequency of the ultrasonic transducer.

 

Once the bubble reaches the resonant size it will cavitate or implode at the surface of a part held within the cleaning unit.  The cavitation of the tiny bubbles is what makes ultrasonic cleaning so powerful.  The pressures during the cavitation event can approach 50,000 psi with significantly elevated local temperatures.  The implosion event is on such a small scale that no physical damage to the object being cleaned occurs.

The imploding “scrubbing bubbles” of the ultrasonic unit greatly enhance the cleaning solution used with ultrasonic units.  The surfactants or wetting agents reduce the surface tension of the water enabling more effective wetting of the part and the detergent packages bind up the soils once removed from the surface of the part.  The cleaning systems used are largely a function of the metal alloy with proprietary inhibitors used on delicate amphoteric metals such as aluminum or zinc.

 

Ultrasonic Cleaning Services – Why Artistic Plating? 

Artistic Plating provides expertise ultrasonic cleaning services to fulfill even the most demanding applications.  Our team of metal finishing engineers can custom tailor an ultrasonic cleaning services protocol to fulfill even the most demanding applications.  The following points highlight why Artistic Plating is a leader in ultrasonic cleaning services:

• Diversity of substrates:  Artistic Plating provides ultrasonic cleaning services on nearly any metallic substrate including copper & copper alloys such as beryllium, chromium and tellurium coppers, hardened and alloyed steels, stainless steels, Inconels, Hastalloys, Monels, ductile & cast iron and even plastics.  Cleaning solutions are matched based upon years of cleaning experience to the specific alloy grade.
• Small and Demanding Geometries:  Artistic Plating specializes in ultrasonic cleaning services on miniature and implantables parts employed within the medical and dental industries.  Multi-cell ultrasonic cleaning systems can be used to provide sonic generation in all steps of the cleaning and rinsing process.
• RoHS and REACH Compliance:  Artistic is at the forefront of environmental compliance and can certify our ultrasonic cleaning services as needed to the current RoHS, ELV and REACH regulations.
• Competitive Pricing:  Competitive pricing in ultrasonic cleaning services is paramount to gaining and maintaining our customers in today’s competitive global marketplace. 
• Lean Lead Times:  With inventories leaner than ever, rapid turn around is a core competency that we value highly ensure the service our customers need in ultrasonic cleaning services.
• Value Added:  Artistic prides itself on meeting the customer’s needs.  Whether it’s custom engineering packaging, vacuum or nitrogen sealed packaging to enhance storage, Kanban inventory management or light subassembly– Artistic will work with you to ensure we meeting your needs in ultrasonic cleaning services.